Horn.



M. SETTER.

HORN. APPLICATION man MAR. 22, I913.

"UTA/E6556 mu g /Q I Patented Apr. 10, 1917.

MICHAEL SETTEB, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

HORN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. it), limit.

Application filed March 22, 1813. Serial No. 756,157.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, Mronann Sn'r'rnn, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have invented certain new and useful 1m} "ovements in Horns, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to signaling horns, and particularly to such horns for automobiles or other vehicles.

Amon the objects of my invention are the following: to supply a mechanical horn operated by the combined action of a magnet and a toothed or serrated wheel, the latter mounted upon the same shaft with the cooling fan in the vehicle, and to provide de tails of improvements tending to increase the efliciency and serviceahility of a mechanical horn of the above character.

To accomplish the foregoing and other useful ends my invention comprises means hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure l is a side view of the front section of an automobile showing how the device is connected thereto.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the same.

Fig. is detail view of the device.

Fig. is a side elevation and Fig. 5 shows the circuits used in connection with, the device.

In Fig. 1 is shown the cooling fan A and the driving pulley ll, over which the driving belt C passes and which is connected with some part of the driving mechanism.

In Fig. 2 is shown the horn l) and associated with it the toothed wheel E. The horn is pivotally mounted on the end of the arm F. Normally the spring G keeps the arm ll against the end I of the arm F, as shown. In big. 3 is shown the magnet J which, when it is energized, attracts the.

armature h: and causes the horn to rotate about the pivot L, thereby bringing the diaphragm point M into engagement with the teeth of the wheel E. If this occurs while this wheel is rotating, the diaphragm will be caused to vibrate and produce a sound in a well known manner. The wheel E may be attached to the pulley B in any suitable manner. The pulley B is rigidly secured to the fan A both of which rotate on a suitable shaft.

By referring to 5 it will be seen that by pressing the button N a circuit through the magnet J containing the battery 0 may be closed, which will cause the operation of the horn. I

The wheel ll may be made of one piece or it may be made in sections, as indicated by the dotted lines. When made in sections it may be put in position without having to lift the shaft from the bearings.

It will be seen that 1 have a simple, imaroved arrangement which is applicable to any machine, is made up of very few parts, and made to be used as an attachment to any machine without having to remodel the same in any way, by merely clamping the arm F in position and by fastening the wheel E to the side of the pulley 13, all of which can he done without even taking the machine apart to which it is attached.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. lhe combination in an automobile of a fan, ashaft for supporting said fan, a bearing for said shaft, a driving pulley on said shaft for driving said fan, suitably connected with a driving mechanism, a sectionahtoothed wheel mounted rigid with said pulley and separate from the fan, a horn associated with said wheel, an arm for supporting said horn and electromechanical means for drawing said horn into engagement with said wheel for sounding the former while the latter is rotating, said horn mounted on said arm, said arm secured to the bearing of said shaft.

*2. The combination in an automobile of a shaft, a bearing for said shaft, a fan mounted thereon and a driving pulley on said shaft for driving said fan, together with a sectional-toothed wheel on said pulley separate from the fan, a mechanical horn, an arm for supporting said horn, and electromechanical means for operating said horn while the said shaft is rotating by bringing the horn into engagement with said wheel, said arm secured to the bearing of said shaft.

Signed by me at Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, this 15th day of March, 1913.

MICHAEL SETTER.

Witnesses .B. GARBER,

A. ANnERsnN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). G. 

